The National Dog Meat Restaurants Association's plan to provide foreign
visitors with various sample dishes of dog meat during the World Cup has been
stopped, but we need to continue our campaign to completely ban the sale and
consumption of dog and cat meat. However, please do not fight these people
directly. Do not waste your time arguing with them. The fault lies mainly
with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Food & Drug Administration.

We must fight the root of the problem and therefore concentrate our protest
on the government departments which have the power and obligation to abolish
dog meat but choose not to do so.

In 1984, the Ministry of Health and Welfare prescribed dog meat and dog soup
as disgusting foods. The Food Sanitation Law bans the manufacturing and
selling of dog meat. The law states that restaurant owners who sell dog meat
should lose their business license if they are caught a third time.

Despite this, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has not attempted to enforce
the Law, allowing dog meat restaurants to flourish. Furthermore, they have
licensed new dog meat restaurants provided that dog meat is called by a name
other than Boshintang. This is clearly a case of gross negligence and we must
respond by sending strong protest letters and faxes to the Ministry of Health
and Welfare and Korea Food & Drug Administration. If you use the Internet,
please make best use of it for the protest.

While there are several government agencies in Korea that have some
jurisdiction over the dog consumption problem, right now we need to
concentrate on the relevant government departments-those with authority over
food and restaurants. So for now let's make sure that the Ministry of Health
and Welfare as well as Korea Food & Drug Administration will be flooded with
the criticism and protests that they deserve.